SINGING BEE | 8:30 p.m., NBC KUSA-Channel 9 | The ratings are as interesting as the show, a karaoke knockoff and lyrics competition in which contestants must come up with the words when the house band and singer stop. Some 13 million folks watched the premiere, the best score for a summer series this year.

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KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST | 8 p.m., BRAVO | The perpetual D-lister travels to England with her posse of yes-people to engage in some international self-promotion.

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